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LAYLA NAHAVANDI
Founder & Director
Layla Nahavandi is the founder and director of the Burning Hearts Movement. A globally renowned preacher and leader, Layla travels internationally to preach and minister in churches, conferences, and events across many nations. Known for her passion to preach with faith and fire, she contends to see lives transformed and nations shaken by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Layla has been in full-time ministry for nearly two decades and is an ordained minister with the Australian Christian Churches (Assemblies of God in Australia). She holds a bachelor’s degree, two master’s degrees, and is currently completing a PhD in theology.
In addition to leading the Burning Hearts Movement, Layla is a teaching pastor at Citizen Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and serves as the NextGen Lead for the Global Evangelist Alliance, representing Empowered21 NextGen worldwide through evangelistic projects and initiatives that equip, mobilize, and reach the next generation. She is based out of Planetshakers Church in Melbourne, Australia, lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is actively involved with Empowered21, contributing to the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement globally.
KRISTEN WILLETT
Assistant Director
Kristen Willett serves as the Assistant Director of the Burning Hearts Movement. She is a seasoned pastor, preacher, and leader whose prophetic ministry carries a unique mantle to ignite faith, pioneer new ground, and mobilise believers for mission.
An ordained minister with the Australian Christian Churches (Assemblies of God in Australia), Kristen has served in full-time ministry across campus leadership, global events and services, missions, preaching and teaching, curriculum development, evangelism, and church planting. She also brings experience from the business and education sectors, equipping her to lead with both spiritual insight and practical wisdom.
When in Europe, Kristen is based at Awakening Church in Germany and in Australia, Kristen calls Tribes Church home. Kristen also serves the Global Evangelist Alliance, partnering with global leaders to strengthen the Church and advance the mission of Jesus worldwide.